The countdown to the trial was finally over, and the familiar dizziness came as expected.
When Tang Jiumin opened his eyes again, he came to the tavern again as expected.
The same scene, the same Rubik's Cube...
Beside him, Liu Ziyun, Chen Min, Li Changfu and others regained consciousness almost at the same time and were constantly observing their surroundings.
Cheng Zhi, as the person with the third highest perception in the team and possessing a strong curiosity, immediately took a look at the tavern.
Sure enough, he agreed with Tang Jiumin's judgment and recruited six newcomers.
Five men and one woman were spread out and sleeping on the ground of the tavern just like before they woke up.
As for Tang Jiumin? He didn't look at the newcomers, but came to the bar immediately. The screen composed of Rubik's cubes was displaying information about the trial.
[Trial Scene: City No. 6]
[Newcomer Difficulty: Level 2]
[Energy system +0, technological development +0.5, no technological bonus]
It seems that the difficulty level of this trial is the same as that of the last trial, but there is no accompanying increase in the energy system and technological development.
Next to Tang Jiumin, Li Changfu, who didn't know much about trials, followed his gaze and asked in a puzzled tone.
"Captain Tang, as you predicted, the difficulty of this trial task is still level 2."
"I remember clearly the energy system +1 and technological development +2 in the last trial. This time...do you have any explanation?"
"There is a theory...that's where we are going, and it finally doesn't make sense."
Tang Jiumin looked away, picked up the kettle on the bar, sat down at the table next to him, skillfully took out a cup and poured coffee, and continued to explain to everyone.
"In the last trial, technological development was +2. Human beings have reached the level of cosmic technology, which is much higher than what we were alive."
"This time, according to the rules of Disaster Island, the enemies we encounter will not have any strange energy or advanced technology."
"In a sense, this place should be very similar to when I was alive, which can save me a lot of worry."
In the tavern, several people couldn't help but nod when they heard Tang Jiumin's explanation. Indeed, at least they didn't have to face any robots and divine energy.
However, Liu Ziyun's focus was not on the trial. He glanced across the newcomers and came to Tang Jiumin's side.
"Tang Jiumin, what should we do with these newcomers?"
"Newcomer?" Tang Jiumin took a slow sip of coffee and looked up after hearing this. "Of course, just like last time, go and appease them. After all, someone is wearing a police uniform."
"But... at least there is some progress." Tang Jiumin showed a half-smiling expression and shook the cup in his hand: "Stop harming yourself, think of other ways?"
"I know how to do it." Liu Ziyun nodded.
"Shit, if you knew, it wouldn't be you."
After saying that, Tang Jiumin didn't wait for Liu Ziyun to retort, and looked at Yefim next to him: "Xiong Da, follow us. If you don't want to cause trouble, remember to help Officer Liu to persuade him.
help?
"My name is not Xiong Da." Yefim frowned, a little opposed to the nickname, but it was not just the nickname that made him frown: "How to persuade? I'm not very good at talking, so I don't know how to persuade."
Tang Jiumin replied very calmly: "I asked you to go over, but I didn't ask you to talk properly. Just use your fists to persuade those guys who don't have eyesight."
Yefim nodded after hearing this, "I understand."
Liu Ziyun, who was listening next to him:...
After the discussion about the newcomers was completed, Liu Ziyun brought Yefim to the newcomers.
Time passed bit by bit, and soon, the six sleepy newcomers began to wake up one by one.
"Everyone, this is Zhonghai City Police..."
A familiar set of words came out of Liu Ziyun's mouth, used to calm the newcomers in advance.
Of course, as expected... these newcomers just woke up, just like last time...
"Not dead? What happened?"
"Damn, why wasn't I in the hospital? That unscrupulous person! He killed me!"
"Then what...why are there police? Didn't I have a car accident? What happened?"
The expressions of disbelief still hung on the faces of these people, and their eyes were full of confusion.
Fortunately, compared to the last trial, the newcomers this time obviously have clearer memories before death.
Coupled with Liu Ziyun's police uniform, they did not mess around after waking up, but followed Liu Ziyun's words and found a seat to sit down.
However, when they said they should sit down, they did not behave honestly. Instead, they looked panicked, looked around, asked and whispered to each other.
Among the four newcomers who woke up first, only one man did not speak from the beginning. Instead, he sat quietly on a chair and closed his eyes to rest.
Such a psychological quality inevitably made Tang Jiumin take a second look in the dark.
But the next second, another resentful wail suddenly broke the superficial calm.
"It's over! It's over! Where did I come from? This unscrupulous resident put the flowerpot outside the balcony. He's killing me!"
The speaker was a man who was dressed in a somewhat special way. He had been complaining since he woke up. His face was full of irritation and his voice was extremely loud.
Liu Ziyun took a quick look at this person. He was relatively sober. After all, he had a very clear memory of his last life.
Taking advantage of this person's words, Liu Ziyun glanced at the other people who had woken up, and was about to answer: "This is Disaster Island, and one does not belong to..."
"no no!!!"
Suddenly, there was another extremely frightened cry, interrupting Liu Ziyun's introduction.
Liu Ziyun turned around and saw that a new person had woken up next to him.
The man was wearing a zoo uniform and kept twitching and shouting on the ground. Although he had opened his eyes, his eyes were completely out of focus, and he looked like he was crazy.
Seeing this sudden scene, Liu Ziyun frowned and quickly thought of why this was happening.
"Calm down. I understand that you must have encountered something unimaginable before coming here, but it's okay now. Look around. There is no danger here."
"Relax, look at yourself, look around you..."
Under Liu Ziyun's patient comfort, the man's trembling body slowly calmed down, and his eyes gradually became focused. He slowly turned his head, looked to the left and right, and then showed an ecstatic expression.
"It's okay, I'm still alive, great, great!"
Well, this guy is finally feeling better...
But he was still a little crazy. Although he no longer twitched and panicked, he still had an expression of escaping from death and laughed wildly...
Liu Ziyun saw this and was about to change the topic, but before he could say anything, trouble happened again.
"Howling, howling, howling, howling, I'm so annoying!"
That was the last newcomer, with good features, silver hair, and wearing a brand-name suit.
As soon as he woke up from his drowsiness, he kicked away the crazy guy dancing in front of Liu Ziyun and turned to look at Liu Ziyun.
"Which activity group is there? What happened? Where is your director? You just brought me here casually. Do I agree?"
This man had just woken up from his sleep and was still a little dizzy, but his words already revealed great dissatisfaction.
He yawned and rubbed his eyes. When he saw the police uniform on Liu Ziyun, he looked surprised, but then he raised his chin slightly.
"Hey, he's still a policeman. Why, where is this for fun?"
As soon as he got up, he kicked his teammates away, and then he became even more weird and arrogant. He even thought this was some kind of variety show?
All this made Liu Ziyun feel extremely bad, but he still helped the newcomer who was kicked down and explained to him in a good temper.
"This is Calamity Island."
"Coming here means that you are dead, and you must go through trials again and again in order to survive..."
"Are you a real policeman or a fake policeman?" The man ignored Liu Ziyun's explanation and directly interrupted the latter's words.
"Looking at your police uniform, it should be real, so you should be invited by their activity team? Police, you said that you are participating in this activity, so you can check whether they are in compliance with the rules, right?"
"What about Disaster Island and not Disaster Island? Before you play the game or play the script, at least let me meet the director?"
Another person who thought wrongly, Liu Ziyun let out a long sigh, but he deliberately put on the police uniform he had before his death, just for now.
"It's not an activity, it's not a script, it's not a game, look here..." He pointed to the words on his police uniform.
"What I said is true. If you think carefully about where you were before, there is a high probability that I am not in the same city as you."
"You are dead. Understand, think about what happened before, the only people who come here are dead people."
The silver-haired man curled his lips and looked at the police uniform casually, but when he saw the familiar city names on the uniform, he suddenly paused.
I was really not in Zhonghai City before. I was in Kyoto... Even if I fly, it will take a few hours, right?
To be dragged to such a far place after just one sleep?
What's going on? Is this policeman fake?
It's not necessary, is it possible for those stupid activity team members to cause trouble like this? It must have been investigated long ago...
After realizing something was wrong, the casual expression on the man's face suddenly froze.
Wait...Is something really going wrong? What are you doing before going to bed...
At this moment, the unlucky man next to him who had been saying that he had been hit by a high-altitude object suddenly screamed in a helpless and angry tone.
"I'm just telling you why I'm not in the hospital and my head is not injured at all! This resident is a damned person!"
"I was wronged. I was beaten to death by a flower pot. Who should I ask for explanation? Do you know where this is? Is there anyone in charge?"
The unlucky newcomer finally figured out what was going on, and two of the three people who woke up first with him also confirmed their situation.
"Are we really dead?" The only female newcomer among them, wearing a bank work uniform, looked to her side, her voice was uneasy and uncertain: "I remember... I was hit by a car and flew away."
"Probably, I'm pretty sure. I was robbed and stabbed more than ten times. I won't survive." The person who answered her was a man in his forties, wearing a dark jacket.
"Dead? Dead!" The man who was crazy just now murmured, "Yes, I was bitten to death by a lion... It ate my flesh, starting from the thighs, hahahaha, I remember it, I remember it so much!"
Liu Ziyun looked at this person. As soon as the other person mentioned the cause of death, he started twitching all over again, and his emotions were about to get out of control again.
"Calm down!" Liu Ziyun frowned and scolded, "You are still fine now. You don't have to think about the painful death experience during your lifetime!"
After this man was scolded, Leng Buding's whole body trembled, showing a half-trance, half-sudden look.
At least his body didn't continue to go crazy, and his voice stopped abruptly.
Four people in a row confirmed that they were dead, and the silver-haired man suddenly became embarrassed.
But Liu Ziyun ignored him, but looked at the other people, or the only one who was different.
The man had been calm from the beginning and had opened his eyes, but he didn't speak from the beginning to the end.
Seeing Liu Ziyun looking at him, the man was not surprised. He looked back at Liu Ziyun and nodded slightly, obviously knowing the meaning of Liu Ziyun's eyes.
"I am definitely dead, Mr. Police, there is no need to waste time, continue talking."
Liu Ziyun took a deep look at the other person, and was a little surprised why this person was so calm. But no matter what, it's a good thing that everyone has settled down, and it also makes it easier for him to continue explaining.
Thinking of this, Liu Ziyun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, if everyone can't accept their own death, it will be difficult to start the next introduction.
Now, although they still have some doubts, they basically have a rough guess.
So, he turned his head and looked at the silver-haired man who had an arrogant attitude before.
The other party no longer assumed the domineering posture just now, but sat back in his seat, frowning, not knowing what he was thinking.
Liu Ziyun spoke at the right time: "Now let me explain the current situation to you. This is Disaster Island, a place where only the dead can be selected..."
"..."
"In short, we are about to undergo a dangerous trial. Only by passing the trial can we continue to survive. Otherwise, we will die in the true sense and never be resurrected. And if we can complete a certain number of trials, we will have a chance. Return to the world of your previous life.”
After Liu Ziyun finished the introduction, he looked at the newcomers and waited for them to ask questions.
Trial after trial, independent world, sixty-six trials before you can go home?
This was not easy for the newcomers to accept. They looked at each other with expressions full of confusion, shock, and bewilderment.
The next second, the middle-aged man in a jacket suddenly raised his hand.
Liu Ziyun looked at the newcomer, nodded, and motioned for the other person to speak.
When this person saw Liu Ziyun nodding, he immediately raised questions.
"Comrade police, to put it bluntly, something happened to us, or we may have died. But the trial you mentioned is too mysterious."
"Why should we believe you? It's impossible just based on your clothes. Can you prove that what you say is true?"
Next to the middle-aged man in the jacket was the female newcomer with her head lowered. She couldn't help but nodded in agreement, but she didn't dare to raise her head during the whole process.
On the other side, the silver-haired man from before looked up directly at Liu Ziyun, his eyes full of scrutiny and suspicion.
The index finger of his right hand kept tapping the armrest beside the seat, while his head turned rapidly.
Yes.
He had just been confused by the continuous "death encounters" around him.
But think about it carefully, even if they really died in an accident and came to a strange place that didn't sound good, why would they encounter the police when they arrived?
It’s too much of a coincidence to say that you’re going to participate in some kind of trial, isn’t it?
The silver-haired man's eyes changed when he looked at Liu Ziyun, becoming more and more evil.
